As this logo design series winds down, we now make the jump from discussing the design process to discussing communication and collaboration with your client. …
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Logo Tutorial #8: One-Hit Blunder
People think alike. That’s the whole premise behind the Family Feud game show. They survey one-hundred people and typically fifty percent of those surveyed will …
Circles in the Sand
My family has been vacationing in the Outer Banks of North Carolina almost every summer for the past twenty-five years. And for the past few …
Logo Tutorial #7: Never Clever
You get an idea stuck in your head. It’s an interesting idea. It’s a clever twist on a concept, but can you make it work …
Logo Tutorial #6: Single Concept
We love to overthink our logos. They’re very important, and they do deserve a lot of thought. But we like results. We feel like the …
Logo Tutorial #5: Black & White
Blueprints have been used by architects, engineers, and many areas of industry since the 19th century. They provide information detailing how a structure or object …
Pallet Desk Inspires Other Pallet Furniture
A few years ago I made a desk for my wife using only pallets. You can read the specifics here. She’s a collage artist and …
Is Self Promotion Wrong?
I’ve been struggling with this topic for the past couple months. The whole concept of self promotion feels like a dirty business. Times are changing. …
When to Use Bold Text
Making text bold is possibly the most common typesetting/design practice. Even the most computer illiterate person will either know or want to know how to …
How to Type Accents and Special Characters on a Mac
Let’s start with the obvious. There are more characters than keys on a keyboard. We’re all familiar with the shift key, which allows multiple characters …